Career
Recalde had a great knowledge of the roads of the Sierras de Córdoba, and began racing in 1970 in the "Turismo Mejorado" class. Nicknamned El Cóndor de Traslasierra, Recalde was an enthusiastic promoter of motorsports in the Córdoba region of Argentina. Recalde died of myocardial infarction while competing in the ninth edition of the Villa Dolores rally.
On May 4, 2005, the Argentine National Congress passed national law number 26,030 declaring Recalde"s home town of Mina Clavero as the national capital of rally and the date of his death March 10 as "Día Nacional del Rally Argentino" (National day of Argentine rally) in his honour.